YEREVAN WATER COMPANY TO TAKE ACTIONS ON FINAL DISMANTLING OF ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS ON APRIL 1-4
Noyan Tapan
March 26, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Water company has decided to
take large-scale actions on April 1-4 with the aim of final dismantling
of illegal connections. According to a press release submitted to NT,
Yerevan Water has encountered a number of problems during its work
aimed at improving the water supply in the south and west sections
of Yerevan. Among other sources, No 1 and 2 main water-pipes, as well
as No 4 and 5 water-pipes of "Araratian" pumping station supply water
to these sections of the city. The company found illegal connections
on these water-pipes, in the section between the pumping station and
the city, with the volume of intake growing notably in 2006-2008. In
particular, in 2006 the illegal water intake from water-pipes No
4 and 5 made 300 liters per second, which amounted to 9 mln cubic
meters annually. In 2007, the intake made 400 liters per second, or
12.5 mln cubic meters, while in February 2008 – 500 liters per second.
Until now Yerevan Water has found 24 illegal connections of a total of
270 l/sec, while in case of additional 250 l/sec it would be possible
to increase the water supply duration in Yerevan’s south and west
sections by 3-4 hours.
According to the press release, the company’s attempts to dismantle
such illegal connections gave various results: 2-3 days after the
dismantling, connections were again restored in the same places and
the working teams were prevented from taking any measures. During
the dismantling, employees of Yervan Water met with resistance of
local residents.